2004 Associate Member Meeting

The Second Annual FSF Associate Membership meeting
will be on Saturday, March 27, 2004, from 9:30 AM -
4:30 PM in Cambridge, MA, USA at MIT in Building
1, Room 190</a>. Please arrive at 9:30 AM for
breakfast and registration.

The RSVP deadline has passed. However, if you
would like to inquire if there is still space available,
please do so in an email to membership@fsf.org.

Below is the intended schedule for the event. Minor
adjustments may be made, but the start time of 9:30 AM for
registration and breakfast will not change.

There is no charge for attending. Breakfast and lunch
will be provided.

This year, we are also organizing a dinner for after the
meeting, at The Middle
East in Cambridge, MA. The cost for this is $20 per
person (drinks are extra). Please let us know when you RSVP
if you plan to attend the dinner, so we can work out
payment arrangements and make an accurate reservation.

Some members have expressed interest in using the meeting as an
opportunity to get their GPG keys signed. If you are interested in
this, you should bring copies of your key fingerprint (gpg
--fingerprint) to hand out.

Getting to the Meeting Site

Directions
for getting to MIT as a whole are available on MIT's
website. If you are driving, MIT's site has some
suggestions for parking.
However, if you are driving to the Boston area, your best
bet is probably to park in one place (like your hotel) and
use public transportation to get around while you are here.
Scroll down the page for more information on available
public transportation.

Getting to MIT via Public Transportation - MBTA (aka
"The T")

Subway: By train, take the Red Line to the
Kendall/MIT Station or to the Central Square Station, both
of which are a short walk from the campus. The walk from
Central Square takes about 10 minutes and takes you right
down Massachusetts Avenue. The Kendall/MIT Station is on
the edge of the east end of campus, and as soon as you
enter an MIT building, you can get to the other buildings
without going outside. From the Central
Square stop, take Mass. Ave East (toward Memorial
Drive and the Charles River). Bldg. 1 is on the corner of
Mass. Ave. and Memorial Drive. From the
Kendall/MIT Station follow the directions
on the map.

Bus: The #1 or Dudley bus stops at MIT on
Massachusetts Avenue and provides transportation to Central
Square and Harvard Square. The MIT stop is at a large
crosswalk with a stop light. On one side of the street are
steps leading up to large Ionic columns and the Small Dome
of MIT, on the other side of the street are the Stratton
Student Center and Kresge Oval (an open, grass-covered
area).

Airport Information

The closest airport is Boston Logan International
Airport (BOS). From any airport terminal, look for signs for
the "MassPort Shuttle". Wait at the MassPort Shuttle stop
for a bus that says it is going to SUBWAY (either Route #11
or #33).

That shuttle will take you to the Airport T
station. This is on the Blue Line. Take the Blue Line
inbound to Government Center. Get out at Government Center
and go upstairs. Take a Green Line train to Park Street
(there are several possibilities, lettered B, C, D and E).
Get out at Park Street. Head toward the entrance of the
station and follow the signs downstairs to the outbound Red
Line platform (the signs will also say Alewife). You
can get out at either Kendall/MIT or Central Square. From
here, follow the directions in the section above this
one.

Train Information

The closest Amtrak train
station is Boston South Station (BOS). If you arrive via
train, follow signs to the MBTA or SUBWAY. South Station is
also a stop on the T's Red Line. You can take an inbound
"Alewife" train to the Kendall/MIT station.

Boston's Commuter Rail comes
from all directions from towns throughout Eastern
Massachusetts. Some trains come into South Station (see
above), and others come into North Station. The Commuter
Rail North Station is a short outside walk to the
T's Green Line North Station. Exit the Commuter Rail
station and follow signs for the Green Line. Take a Green
Line train inbound to Park Street, which connects to the Red
Line.

Bus Information

Greyhound Bus: Greyhound buses
bound for Boston will bring you to South Station. There is
a Red Line Subway stop at South Station. Take the inbound
"Alewife" train to MIT.

Peter Pan: Peter Pan buses will
also bring you to South Station.

Chinatown Buses: There are
Boston-bound buses from Chinatowns in Baltimore, Washington,
New York and Philadelphia. They are usually substantially
cheaper than Greyhound or Peter Pan. These buses will bring
you to Boston's Chinatown. From Chinatown, walk down
Washington Street, toward downtown. Once you approach the
shopping district, you will see entrances for the Red Line
at Downtown Crossing. Take Red Line outbound "Alewife"
train to MIT.

Sunshine
Travel (more expensive) and Travel
Pack USA (less expensive) are two companies that operate
between New York and Boston. If you need help gathering
information on Chinatown buses from other cities, please
send us email.